The race, in three figures
The race, in words
S.A. Hoekstra & Michael Bommeleyn finished in the top 10% of the field at Mechelen 2026, in 57:18 for 9th of 593 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 1:07 on the median. Time in the roxzone, 5:21, was faster than 97% of the field.
Mechelen gave the field time back: about 1:49 faster than the average race this season, by 987 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 6:29Running 1 2:59v median −0:53
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Block 02 5:03Running 2 3:40v median −1:02
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Block 03 5:59Running 3 3:50v median −1:07
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Block 04 6:25Running 4 3:50v median −1:11
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Block 05 8:12Running 5 4:01v median −1:12
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Block 06 5:26Running 6 3:53v median −1:13
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Block 07 6:17Running 7 3:52v median −1:09
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Block 08 8:13Running 8 4:14v median −1:08
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:21
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 591
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 591 men's teams who finished.